In the nineties, Spike Lee switched his game up, going from being "the black Woody Allen", to really exploring his own personal style. Between Clockers and He Got Game, he began exploring some of the same territory as Martin Scorsese, creating these gritty, urban films with a real sense of danger and focused on issues of family. He Got Game is one of Lee's all time must download movies.
The story follows a young man named Jesus, yes, Jesus, not Hey-Zeus, but Jesus, as in Jesus Christ. As his father explains "What's wrong with Jesus? It's a Biblical name." "Yeah no &*$# dad!" Jesus is a basketball prodigy being pursued by, well, pretty much everyone. Every college wants him, and they stop at nothing to try and lure him to their respective schools.
Jesus' father, played by Denzel Washington, has been in prison for years, ever since he was convicted of involuntary slaughter after the accidental death of the mother during an altercation that turned physical, only for a second, but a second was all it took to destroy their family life together. Jesus has never forgiven his father for the mother's death, and a primary focus of the film is... Whether or not he ever will.
The warden at the prison offers a deal: Let the father out for a little while to convince Jesus to join the warden's alma mater, and they'll see about reducing the sentence.
So the father is put out on the streets for a little while to try and convince his son. For the father, it's not simply an assignment that will help him get a reduced sentence, rather, it's a chance at redemption, a chance at forgiveness. It's not really about the reduced sentence, it's about finding his son's love again. Not that his son sees it that way.
The father has other issues to deal with, such as a prostitute he falls in love with, while the son already has enough on his mind as the talent scouts put him through an endless parade of cash bribes, drugs and sex with gorgeous women in attempts to get him to join up. Through it all, Jesus has to maintain his righteousness, he has to stay strong and make the right decision for himself and for his little sister, who he's cared for all these years. He enjoys these offerings, but tries to resist temptation.
The ending of the film is surreal, moving, and fitting. It defies all logic and laws of physics in order to give us a conclusion that is, while not entirely logical, is at least one of the most emotionally satisfying endings put to film.
At times, the film can be frightening and shocking, but in the end it's all about feeling, it's about character. It really is one of his most emotionally rich efforts to date. The soundtrack by Public Enemy isn't bad, either. Spike Lee has since gone on to create more polished, more marketable films, but in the nineties he really created a unique niche for himself in the cinematic landscape.
The story follows a young man named Jesus, yes, Jesus, not Hey-Zeus, but Jesus, as in Jesus Christ. As his father explains "What's wrong with Jesus? It's a Biblical name." "Yeah no &*$# dad!" Jesus is a basketball prodigy being pursued by, well, pretty much everyone. Every college wants him, and they stop at nothing to try and lure him to their respective schools.
Jesus' father, played by Denzel Washington, has been in prison for years, ever since he was convicted of involuntary slaughter after the accidental death of the mother during an altercation that turned physical, only for a second, but a second was all it took to destroy their family life together. Jesus has never forgiven his father for the mother's death, and a primary focus of the film is... Whether or not he ever will.
The warden at the prison offers a deal: Let the father out for a little while to convince Jesus to join the warden's alma mater, and they'll see about reducing the sentence.
So the father is put out on the streets for a little while to try and convince his son. For the father, it's not simply an assignment that will help him get a reduced sentence, rather, it's a chance at redemption, a chance at forgiveness. It's not really about the reduced sentence, it's about finding his son's love again. Not that his son sees it that way.
The father has other issues to deal with, such as a prostitute he falls in love with, while the son already has enough on his mind as the talent scouts put him through an endless parade of cash bribes, drugs and sex with gorgeous women in attempts to get him to join up. Through it all, Jesus has to maintain his righteousness, he has to stay strong and make the right decision for himself and for his little sister, who he's cared for all these years. He enjoys these offerings, but tries to resist temptation.
The ending of the film is surreal, moving, and fitting. It defies all logic and laws of physics in order to give us a conclusion that is, while not entirely logical, is at least one of the most emotionally satisfying endings put to film.
At times, the film can be frightening and shocking, but in the end it's all about feeling, it's about character. It really is one of his most emotionally rich efforts to date. The soundtrack by Public Enemy isn't bad, either. Spike Lee has since gone on to create more polished, more marketable films, but in the nineties he really created a unique niche for himself in the cinematic landscape.
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